Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding December 2005 November 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,473,386 1,834,709 2,145,210 1,693,796 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,764 6,315 5,775 8,856 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 606,346 269,342 421,127 175,308 Wire Rods 151,773 83,618 109,407 64,651 Structural Shapes Heavy 59,992 40,274 54,056 32,318 Steel Piling 7,151 6,134 9,393 7,685 Plates Cut Lengths 87,791 84,805 71,774 78,027 Plates In Coils 68,116 39,908 63,517 39,127 Rails Standard 7,643 5,011 14,190 9,903 Rails All Other 2,386 1,882 1,165 937 Railroad Accessories 253 325 435 276 Bars - Hot Rolled 109,420 86,872 105,103 85,028 Bars - Light Shaped 17,455 10,432 14,062 9,548 Bars - Reinforcing 101,503 42,924 158,670 69,434 Bars - Cold Finished 22,346 47,378 27,283 57,248 Tool Steel 14,931 37,664 16,033 44,838 Standard Pipe 101,154 80,113 97,919 78,580 Oil Country Goods 114,187 146,834 105,203 140,987 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 39,023 40,510 27,835 29,183 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 21,875 20,254 19,285 20,131 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,776 9,438 11,579 8,933 Mechanical Tubing 58,025 70,822 54,983 67,155 Pressure Tubing 6,392 11,476 7,819 15,411 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,852 51,042 10,536 58,147 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,233 3,801 1,667 5,131 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,021 28,565 39,779 34,405 Pipe For Piling 1,392 1,355 529 701 Wire Drawn 56,594 65,413 60,479 70,332 Black Plate 1,274 1,129 1,863 1,821 Tin Plate 30,873 23,609 36,308 28,959 Tin Free Steel 5,202 4,656 11,686 10,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 287,073 152,574 204,400 111,225 Sheets Cold Rolled 172,734 145,474 144,516 126,150 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 194,384 136,542 180,157 127,362 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,868 8,252 5,126 4,982 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 31,399 27,022 24,332 22,124 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,259 10,051 5,753 11,176 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,969 4,464 6,223 5,921 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,962 28,428 15,244 31,732 ______________________________________________________________ November 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,185,169 1,732,802 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,795 8,869 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 426,176 178,953 Wire Rods 109,421 64,660 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,057 32,332 Steel Piling 9,393 7,685 Plates Cut Lengths 71,774 78,027 Plates In Coils 63,534 39,191 Rails Standard 14,219 9,919 Rails All Other 1,167 940 Railroad Accessories 435 276 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,191 85,046 Bars - Light Shaped 14,062 9,548 Bars - Reinforcing 158,670 69,434 Bars - Cold Finished 27,326 57,248 Tool Steel 16,273 45,304 Standard Pipe 98,357 79,007 Oil Country Goods 113,215 149,321 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 42,009 47,267 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19,301 20,160 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,579 8,933 Mechanical Tubing 55,058 67,263 Pressure Tubing 7,919 15,527 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,555 58,265 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,669 5,145 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,779 34,405 Pipe For Piling 690 804 Wire Drawn 60,662 70,508 Black Plate 1,863 1,821 Tin Plate 36,308 28,959 Tin Free Steel 11,686 10,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 204,411 111,396 Sheets Cold Rolled 144,592 126,292 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,202 134,266 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,197 4,982 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,332 22,124 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,825 11,195 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,223 5,921 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,246 31,745 ______________________________________________________________ December 2004 November 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,652,887 2,120,915 3,115,404 2,276,818 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,833 7,467 3,267 3,451 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 472,173 278,847 685,610 370,976 Wire Rods 272,135 145,077 202,509 117,831 Structural Shapes Heavy 47,942 31,192 43,794 30,023 Steel Piling 1,797 1,508 2,908 2,422 Plates Cut Lengths 83,250 87,529 68,806 61,877 Plates In Coils 68,719 50,468 135,454 87,092 Rails Standard 16,634 11,260 11,669 8,116 Rails All Other 2,332 1,942 1,838 1,384 Railroad Accessories 616 412 406 304 Bars - Hot Rolled 127,238 108,088 120,769 101,892 Bars - Light Shaped 16,089 15,140 19,942 19,174 Bars - Reinforcing 38,829 17,802 153,255 74,349 Bars - Cold Finished 30,726 54,167 27,572 48,540 Tool Steel 21,029 34,309 12,852 27,339 Standard Pipe 82,330 69,587 94,944 74,618 Oil Country Goods 83,211 83,536 113,488 113,354 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29,558 23,450 20,176 16,690 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 37,218 32,075 32,669 26,125 Line Pipe - Not Specified 21,145 15,128 23,100 15,868 Mechanical Tubing 53,281 59,501 48,355 55,048 Pressure Tubing 9,416 12,226 10,047 11,958 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,025 42,633 7,887 36,904 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,083 2,986 1,286 3,426 Structural Pipe & Tube 48,741 43,786 36,314 36,156 Pipe For Piling 779 573 750 623 Wire Drawn 64,804 76,677 69,731 78,926 Black Plate 5,805 4,685 9,177 7,210 Tin Plate 44,893 30,877 33,575 22,967 Tin Free Steel 7,000 4,998 9,185 7,029 Sheets Hot Rolled 271,095 175,441 430,674 233,777 Sheets Cold Rolled 305,002 283,137 283,528 246,025 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 295,206 227,489 298,738 231,191 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,492 7,866 7,741 6,256 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,802 38,847 60,877 55,524 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,202 5,296 10,237 9,684 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,618 5,601 8,473 5,396 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,837 29,310 13,802 27,294 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2005 (CB-06-11)